Dr.

Imran Hafeez

Weight Volume Phase Diagram for Asphalt Concrete

Volume

Weight
Air

VV
VMA
VAC

Asphalt

VEA
VAA

Absorbed Asphalt

WV=0

WEA

WAC

WAA

Water permeable pores

VT
or
Vmb

Vmm
Vbulk

VEff

Vsa

Aggregate

WAgg

Specific Gravities: G mb G mm G sb G se G sa
Typical Values: 2.35 2.50 2.70 2.85 2.90

WT WT
or
or
Wmm Wmb

Mass Volume Phase Diagram for Asphalt Concrete

Volume

Mass
Air

VV
VMA
VAC

Asphalt

VEA
VAA

Absorbed Asphalt

mV=0

mEA

mAC

mAA

Water permeable pores

VT
or
Vmb

Vmm
Vbulk

VEff

Vsa

Aggregate

mAgg

Specific Gravities: G mb G mm G sb G se G sa
Typical Values: 2.35 2.50 2.70 2.85 2.90

mT mT
or
or
mmm mmb

Specific Gravity Formulas Weight Basis

Apparent

Aggregate

G sa

WAgg

Gse

Va w

WAgg
VEff w

Bulk

G sb

Conversions

WAgg
Vbulk w
PbAgg

Pb
(Pb by wt of mix)
100
G se
1
Pb

G mm 100 G b
1

G mm

Wdry Wsub

G mb

WSSD Wsub

PbMix

1
Pb
100 Pb
G se
G b 100

G mm

WT
Vmm w

PbMix
P
1 bMix
100

Wdry

PAgg
Pb
100 100
G se
Gb

Mix
G mm

Wdry
WT

G mm

Asphalt
Cement

Effective

G mb

Gb

WT
VT w
WAC

VAC w

PbAgg
P
1 bAgg
100

Other Mix Volumetric Formulas Weight Basis

Diagram

Mineral
Aggregate

Voids

Air

VTM Pa

VMA

Test

VV
100
VT

G mm G mb

VTM 100

VV VEA
100
VT

G mm

G mb PAgg

G
sb

VMA 100

Where:
WAgg

PAgg

WT

100
By wt. mix

Bt wt. mix
Bt wt.Agg

Asphalt Cement Content

Filled with
Asphalt

PAgg 100 Pb

VFA

VEA
100
VEA VV

Total Asphalt

VFA

VMA VTM
VMA

Absorbed Asphalt

100

Effective Asphalt

Pb

WAC
100
WT

Pba

WAA
100
WT

Pbe

WEA
100
WT

Pb

WAC
100
WAgg

Pba

WAA
100
WAgg

Pbe

WEA
100
WAgg

G se G sb
G b
G

G
se
sb

Pba 100

By wt. Agg.

By wt. Agg

Pba
PAgg
100

Pbe Pb

By wt. mix

Specific Gravity Formulas Mass Basis

Apparent

Aggregate

Gsa

m Agg

Gse

Va w

m Agg

Pb
100
Gse
1
Pb

Gmm 100 Gb

Vbulk w
PbAgg

(Pb by mass of mix)

Gmb

mSSD msub

PbMix

1
Pb
100 Pb
Gse
Gb 100

Gmm

mT
Vmm w

PbMix
P
1 bMix
100

mdry

PAgg
Pb
100 100
Gse
Gb

Mix
Gmm

mdry msub

Conversions

m Agg

mdry
mT

Gmm

Bulk

Gsb

VEff w
1

Gmm

Asphalt
Cement

Effective

Gmb

Gb

mT
VT w

m AC
V AC w

PbAgg
P
1 bAgg
100

Other Mix Volumetric Formulas Mass Basis

Diagram

Mineral
Aggregate

Voids

Air

VTM Pa

VMA

Test

VV
100
VT

G mm G mb

VTM 100

VV VEA
100
VT

G mm

G mb PAgg

G
sb

VMA 100

Where:
m Agg

PAgg

mT

100
By mass of mix

Bt mass of mix
Bt mass of Agg

Asphalt Cement Content

Filled with
Asphalt

PAgg 100 Pb

VFA

VEA
100
VEA VV

Total Asphalt

VFA

VMA VTM
VMA

Absorbed Asphalt

100

Effective Asphalt

Pb

m AC
100
mT

Pba

m AA
100
mT

Pbe

mEA
100
mT

Pb

m AC
100
m Agg

Pba

m AA
100
m Agg

Pbe

mEA
100
m Agg

Gse Gsb
Gb
G

G
se sb

Pba 100

By mass of Agg.

By mass of Agg

Pba
PAgg
100

Pbe Pb

By mass of mix

Weight Volume Phase Diagram for Asphalt Concrete

Volume

Weight

WAC =

WEA=
=

Absorbed Asphalt

VAA

VAC =

VEA =

Asphalt

WAA

VMA =

VV =

WV=0

Air

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WT or Wmb=

WT or Wmm=

Vsa =

VEff =

Vbulk
=

Aggregate

WAgg=

Vmm =

VT or Vmb=

Water permeable pores

Mass Volume Phase Diagram for Asphalt Concrete

Volume

Mass

VMA =

VV =

mV=0

Air

mAC =
=

mEA=
mAA

Absorbed Asphalt

VAA

VAC =

VEA =

Asphalt

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mT or mmb=

mT or mmm=

Vsa =

VEff =

Vbulk
=

Aggregate

mAgg=

Vmm =

VT or Vmb=

Water permeable pores